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Jess Brown-Fuller

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Jess Brown-Fuller
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Chichester
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byGillian Keegan
Majority12,172 (23.5%)
Member of Chichester District Council for Midhurst
Assumed office
8 May 2023
Preceded byGordon McAra
Personal details
BornNorfolk, England
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Alma materUniversity of Chichester

Jessica Sian Louise Brown-Fuller[1] is a British Liberal Democrat politician. Since 2024, she has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chichester; she is the first non-Conservative MP for the constituency since 1924.

Early life

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Brown-Fuller was born in Norfolk to a Londoner father and a North Welsh mother. The family moved to West Sussex in the 1990s for her mother's career.[2] Brown-Fuller graduated from the University of Chichester's Conservatoire in 2013 with a performing arts degree.[3]

Political career

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Brown-Fuller has served as the events officer for Midhurst Town Council.[4] She is a member of Chichester District Council, first elected in the 2023 council election.[2]

Brown-Fuller was elected as Member of Parliament for Chichester in the 2024 general election, defeating Gillian Keegan, the education secretary.[5]

Personal life

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Brown-Fuller lives in Midhurst with her husband and their two children.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 64465". The London Gazette. 22 July 2024. p. 14085.
  2. ^ a b "Meet Jess". Chichester Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ "University of Chichester congratulates alumna on election success". University of Chichester. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ^ Pack, Mark (2 September 2023). "Jess Brown-Fuller selected for Chichester". Mark Pack. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Chichester | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Jess Brown-Fuller". Chichester District Council. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Chichester

2024–present
Incumbent